The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a tweet by Member of Parliament from Kutch, Shri Vinod Chavda about the transformation and development of Kutch as a great destination of tourism from the devastation of earthquake in 2001.
Responding to the tweet thread by the MP, the Prime Minister said;
"A lovely thread on Kutch. When the deadly quake struck in 2001, people wrote obituaries of Kutch but there is something remarkable about the people of this district. They rose again and propelled the district to new heights. Today Kutch is a great destination for tourism."
A lovely thread on Kutch. When the deadly quake struck in 2001, people wrote obituaries of Kutch but there is something remarkable about the people of this district. They rose again and propelled the district to new heights. Today Kutch is a great destination for tourism. https://t.co/8PfHRjyLtj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 5, 2023
has also become a major attraction in Kutch - generating employment for thousands of local people.
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
Such initiatives are being taken throughout the country and as a result of these initiatives, India has become a prominent tourism spot in the world. (10/10) @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/OIitn9rDtB
It has received a footfall of over 3 lakh visitors - creating a huge impact locally. Other sites such as Dholavira, which was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Dholavira: a Harappan City on 27 July 2021, (9/10) pic.twitter.com/WqY2pU6oKY
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
India's largest memorial dedicated to the bereaved families of the earthquake victims from 2001. It is a place of pilgrimage, a praise for the resilience and reverence of the people of Kutch. Since its inauguration in August 2022, (8/10) pic.twitter.com/91vS1lE6TJ
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
The merchants from Delhi and Mumbai would come and buy these products at cheap prices. Due to low income, people were abandoning villages and moving to cities. Then came 2005, when Modi Ji turned around the destiny of this place.
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
Not just Rann Utsav, Smritivan, (7/10) pic.twitter.com/sDJfo3qzOi
Spread across sprawling 5,00,000+ sq.mtrs, the Rann Utsav is now the backbone of the economy for the people of Kutch. Earlier as far as handicrafts were concerned, the women who handcrafted elaborate embroideries never ventured outside their homes. (6/10) pic.twitter.com/2oP6yDVWw8
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
This left the people of Kutch and also the whole of Gujarat traumatized. PM Modi Ji, at that time as CM of Gujarat could have simply kept quiet and waited for help. But he didn't. He took the reconstruction work at a war footing and developed Gujarat as a tourism spot. (5/10) pic.twitter.com/TEdsmqJR3d
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
I still remember the earthquake of 2001 wherein more than 60% of food & water supplies and more than 2.5 lakh houses in Kutch were destroyed, and over 40% of heritage buildings either collapsed or were severely damaged. (4/10)
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
this White Desert festival was initially held only for 3 days in the year 2005. From the subsequent year onwards it was extended to 3 months..
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
Imagine the amount of revenue this festival generates and how it has created arobust economy for the entire Kutch area. (3/10) pic.twitter.com/Scn6gEQTp7
From a footfall of 3000-5000 tourists in 2005 to over 5,00,000 footfalls in 2022 - The Rann Utsav in Kutch has grown to be a global tourist spot. A vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi Ji, (2/10) pic.twitter.com/ZNjjJPbnKc
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
‘ कुछ दिन तो गुजारो गुजरात में ‘
— Vinod Chavda 🇮🇳 (@VinodChavdaBJP) April 3, 2023
Whenever this advertisement plays on the television, it gives a flavour of the Gujarati cuisine & our mind is immediately drawn towards the White Desert of Kutch.
But was it this simple to create this impact? Let's find out. (1/10) pic.twitter.com/ujBCUjUffW
